Improved water-pipe support



0. D. WOODRUFF.

WATER IEIPE SUPPORT.

No. 106,527. Patented Aug. 16, 1870.

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Letters Patent No. 106,527, dated August 16, 1870.

W I IMPROVED WATER-P1193 SUPPORT.

'lfha Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To allmwlwmit may concern:

Be it known that I, Gammon: D. Woomturr, of Toledo, in thecounty of Lucas and in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new-and. useful Improvernents in Water-pipe Siipportf and I do hereby declare that the followinglis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference bein companying drawings-and to the le ters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a side View of the supporter.

Figure 2 is a detached section, showing the sores and the manner of its attachment 'to the band or adjustnble ring.

Figure dis a. view in sect-ion of the band, the mode of i'ssteuing'it, and the screw attached thereto, hy

countersinking :i'nd soldering them together.

The nature of my invention consists in the mode of forming the bend, of attaching it. to the building, of fastening the band around the water-pipe, and supporting the same, ashereinafter set forth.

To enable others skilled in them-t to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Fig. 1 represents the waiter-pipe in position, supported by the band and attached to the building by the screw, in which a a is tlie pipe; I), the band snrrounding the pipe; (1 d, the loops ououe end .and 0,

the loop on the other end. vThe loops ore formed by dies, and are struck up to the proper shape, and the ends of the band are also shaped by dies to fit over each other in lapping. These loops are made wedgeshape, so that, by inserting the keys, which is also made wedge-shape, being pressed through the loops, will draw the band tightly around the pipe, and thus hold it securely. I

In fig. 2, the screw. The screw is attached to the had to the acband I) by first countersinking the band and inserting the screw into it, and then soldering them together, thus making them firm,-so that the band cannot work loose from the screw.

Fig. 3 shows the band and screw with the hand closed. I use a common screw for the above-described purpose.

p In applying my invention ,hn'viugthe band and screw combined, I then screw the screw f 'iuto the building in properposition, and, when the number required is set, the pipe is then placed within the bands, and-then the loops sand (1- are brought to vposition, and the key e is inserted through the loops and pushed in tightly therein, thereby the wedge-shape of both the loops and key drawing the band tightly on each pipe; and whenpll are thus secured, the pipe is held securely in position. v =.-Ifiut any time it is necessary to remove the pipe,

it can be readily done by taking out the keys e and opening the bands b.

One great improvement in'iny. invention is, I use 'no soldering to set my pipes in whatever position they may be placed.

Having thus described my invention, \Vhut I desire to secure by Letters Patent is-- The combination of the band with loops 0 and d d,

screw f, and key 0,. constructed and arranged substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above-described certain ncw'and useful water-pipe support, I have hereunto signed my name this 4th day of .August, 1868.

p 0. D. WOODRUFF.

Witnesses: OTTO RnInEMEIs'rEu, M. B. Dorms. 

